SPDR Gold Shares (GLD)

GLD by my count using Elliott wave analysis has began an upward push in a countertrend correction. A sharp rise on Friday, continued with an upward gap today, seems to confirm my assessment.

I shall use options that trade for the last time 39 days hence, on Nov. 17.

Implied volatility stands at 11%, which is 1.2 times the VIX, a measure of the volatility of the S&P 500 index.

GLD’s IV stands in the 13th percentile of its annual range and the 3rd percentile of its most recent broad movement.

The price used for analysis was $121.94.

Premium:	$0.44	Expire OTM
GLD-vertical	Strike	Odds	Delta
Puts
Long	118.00	82.8%	16
Break-even	120.44
Short	120.00	69.2%	31

The premium is 22% of the width of the position’s wings.

The risk/reward ratio is 3.5:1.

Decision for My Account

The low volatility hurts the potential yield a bit. Even so, GLD is one of the more liquid directional plays I have, and I have entered bull position on GLD as described above. The stock at the time of entry was priced at $121.91.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, October 9, 2017

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